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Catholic Education - What Now?

crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:34:32 -0400

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Editor's note: After a bruising provincial election campaign that revealed deep dislike among Ontario voters for any form of government-funded religious schools, Catholic education supporters have a right to be nervous. Their own system came under attack and will now be under an unfriendly microscope. In these stories, we explore some of the issues and possible solutions.

How the provinces stack up

crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:13:12 -0400

Public funding for Catholic schools varies from province to province. Some are fully funded — Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories — while Manitoba and British Columbia receive 50-per-cent funding.

The rest of the provinces, Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nunavut, receive no funding for Catholic schools.

Catholic schools’ future may rest in private schools

saral@catholicregister.org (Sara Loftson, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:07:32 -0400

{mosimage}TORONTO - In a province where the government offers full funding for Catholic schools, there still exists a niche for self-funded private Catholic education, say supporters of independent schools.

Could Catholics run Jewish schools?

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:51:33 -0400

TORONTO - The future of Catholic education in Ontario may be bound up with the for Sikh children in Malton, or in Toronto. Key figures in Catholic education are thinking about winning the debate over faith-based education by opening a non-Catholic religious school.

Catholics need to step up for education rights

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:51:51 -0400

{mosimage}TORONTO - The Ontario election is over, but not the hard feelings and not the debate.

Catholics are under new pressure to justify public funding for their schools following three months of faith-and-education debate leading into the election earlier this month that saw Dalton McGuinty��Ƶapp Liberals win with a solid majority.

New school named after Jean Vanier

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:16:34 -0500

{mosimage}RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - The has named a new school in Richmond Hill after internationally renowned Canadian Jean Vanier.

Catholic principals honoured

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:36:19 -0500

{mosimage}TORONTO - Among the 33 principals chosen for this year’s were four Catholics from across Ontario.

Msgr. Dennis Murphy's leadership in Catholic education recognized

sheilad@catholicregister.org (Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:24:31 -0400

Former Prime Minister John Turner, environmentalist David Suzuki and former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin all share something in common with long-time Catholic educator Msgr. Dennis Murphy.

They have all been honoured with a National Leadership Award from Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School in Guelph, Ont. On May 3, Murphy joins the impressive list of the school��Ƶapp past honourees. He will also be the first clergy to receive the award.

Murphy, 75, said he was surprised by the award because he retired from the Catholic education scene about eight years ago.

Golden Compass banned

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:08:13 -0500

{mosimage}Despite a recommendation from its own review committee that The Golden Compass continue to be available to students in Grade 7 and above, the has banned the book from all its libraries.

Gay resource book removed by Waterloo board

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:55:28 -0500

{mosimage}KITCHENER, Ont. - The will remove a teacher resource, which a local lobby group says “normalizes homosexuality,” from its schools but still make it available through requests to the Religion and Family Life co-ordinator.